In a suspected case of honour killing, a 24-year-old man, who had married a Dalit woman, succumbed to his injuries here after being allegedly stabbed by his in-laws last week, police said today.

Shyam Kumar Arora, who belonged to the Punjabi community, had been living with his wife in a rented room in Bank Colony for the last two months. The couple got married six months ago against the wishes of his in-laws, police said.

Arora was allegedly stabbed on July 15 by his wife's brother and her maternal uncle who had come to their home with a few other men. He died at a local hospital yesterday.